Dysentery

— See also, Diarrhea, Enteritis. Acid, Boric: continuous irrigation with a two-way tube. Acid, Carbolic. Acid, Gallic. Acid, Nitro-hydrochloric. Acid, Nitrous: in the chronic dysentery of hot climates. Acid, Tannic. Aconite: when much fever. Alum: to control the diarrhea. Aluminium Acetate: solution. Ammonium Chloride. Aristol. Arnica: where much depre ion. Arsenic: Fowler's solution along with opium if due to malaria. Baptisin. Belladonna. Benzoin: in chronic cases. Berberine Carbonate: in chronic intestinal catarrh. Bismal. Bismuth. Bismuth Sub gallate. Bismuth Sub nitrate. Calomel: in acute sthenic type. Castor Oil: in small doses, with opium. Cathartics: to cause local depletion. Cold: Enemata of ice cold water to relieve pain and tenesmus. Copaiba: in some cases. Copper Arsenite. Copper Sulphate. Corrosive Sublimate: in small doses, when stools are slimy and bloody. Creolin. Creosote. Enemata. Ergot in: in very chronic type. Glycerin: with linseed tea, to le en tenesmus. Grape Diet. Hamamelis: where much blood in motions. Hydrogen Peroxide. Ice Water: injections. Injections: in early stages, emollient; in later, astringent. Iodine. Ipecacuanha: in 30 grn. doses on empty stomach, with complete rest; or as enema, with small quantity of fluid; milk is a good vehicle. Iron: internally, or as enemata. Lead Acetate, by mouth, or as enema or suppository, along with opium. Lemon Juice. Magnesium Salicylate. Magnesium Sulphate: in acute cases in early stage. Mercury Bichloride. Morphine Sulphate. Naphtalin. Naphtol, Alpha. Nux Vomica: in epidemic cases, and where prune juice stools and much depre ion. Oil Eucalyptus. Opium: to check the diarrhea; given after the action of a saline. Pota ium Bitartrate: in advanced stages where much mucus. Pota ium Chlorate: as enema. Quinine Sulphate: in large doses in malarial cases, followed by ipecacuanha. Saline Purgatives. Salol. Silver Chloride. Silver Nitrate: as injection. Silver Oxide. Soda Chlorin at a: as enema. Sodium Carbo late. Sodium Nitrate. Strychnine. Sulphur: in chronic cases. Tannalbin. Tannin: conjoined with milk diet in chronic disease. Tribromphenol. Turpentine Oil: with opium when the acute symptoms have pa ed off; also in epidemic of a low type. Zinc Oxide. Zinc Sulphate: by mouth or enema.